to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
first of all; in the first place
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
woman of loose morals; lewd woman; prostitute; whore; harlot
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
now that; since; so long as; because
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
is something that; is that which
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
such; this sort of; like this
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
you; (arch.) your residence
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just